The Virtual Staffroom
Summary: Join Australian educator Chris Betcher as he talks with leading teachers from around the globe about how they use technology in their classrooms.
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The K12 Online Conference is an innovative approach to professional development for educators. In this episode we talk with the conveners of the event and discuss the history and philosophy behind it. Originally published October 12, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
This episode comes to you directly from the Fourth National Interactive Whiteboard Conference on the Gold Coast. We wander around the conference interviewing delegates, as well as bringing you part of videoconference session with Ben Hazzard. Originally published September 4, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
As a leading teacher-librarian, Barbara Braxton knows about information literacy. In this episode, we talk with Barbara about the information process, developing "thick questions", and creating tasks that avoid the need to plagiarise. Originally published August 28, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Edublogs is a well-respected free educational blogging service started two years ago by James Farmer. In this episode we talk to James about the Edublogs service, where it grew from and where it's going, and some great ideas for classroom blogging. Originally published August 1, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Adrian Bruce is an innovative Australian teacher who freely gives away his work over the Internet. After nearly 10 years of giving his stuff away, his website gets over 2 million hits every month as it distributes his work to students all over the world. Originally published July 2, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
In this episode we talk to Simon O'Carroll and Neil D'Aguair about the Flat Planet Project. These two teachers met via the blogosphere and came up with this effective project for their students that took them much further than they ever expected. Originally published June 25, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
In this episode we talk with Rob Ruberry and Jason Hando, two Australian teachers that have a good deal of experience with such Open Source tools as Joomla, Mambo and Moodle. We discuss the pros and cons of Open Source software generally. Originally published June 16, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Our guests in this episode are Bruce Fuda and Mark Harriott from Stromlo High School in the ACT. Their school is developing their own curriculum, has recently restructured itself as a Year 6-10 school, and has also been targeted as an IT-focused school. Originally published February 19, 2007 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
In this episode we talk with Janet Barnstable from Oak Park, Illinois and Sharon Peters from Montreal, Quebec. Both Janet and Sharon are leading proponents of collaborative online learning projects. Originally published December 30, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Paul McMahon talks about the sorts of planning and background issues involved in transitioning a school from a traditional learning environment to one in which students are given laptops as learning tools. Originally published December 27, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Luc Zwartjes is a geography teacher from Belgium with a deep interest in the use of GIS/GPS. His work is a great example of a passionate teacher working with students on real-world problems using sophisticated technology to create engaging tasks. Originally published December 7, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
In this episode we talk with Bryn Jones and Paul McMahon about a range of ideas and issues around the use of IWBs. We also touch on the value of an IWB enabled classroom as well as a number of new IWB technologies for the future. Originally published November 26, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
In this episode we explore the use of Skype as a communication tool by hosting a group Skypecast with members of the Australian OzTeachers group. Skypecasts enable a large group of people to get together in a virtual chat space and talk in real time. Originally published November 21, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
Interactive Whiteboards are becoming a central component of a 21st Century classroom. Join John Pearce, Margo Metcalf and Mal Lee as they talk about the best ways to implement an IWB program. Originally published October 23, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
What is Web 2.0 and why is it important? This episode talks with Michael Cridland, a young Brisbane teacher who is looking at ways to incorporate podcasting and blogging into his classroom. Originally published October 12, 2006 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtual-staffroom/message
